azoth Meaning, Definition & Usage

Az"oth noun
Etymology
LL. azoch, azoth, fr. Ar. az-zauq mercury.
Definitions
  1. (Alchemy) (a) The first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. (b) The universal remedy of Paracelsus.

Webster 1913